Travel souvenirs such as cigarettes and alcohol, but also animal products such as cheese and leather clothing can cause problems at customs. We show what you should pay attention to when traveling inside and outside the EU.
The essentials in brief:
- When importing goods, customs differentiate between trips within and outside the European Union (EU).
- Goods like alcohol and tobacco are subject to certain maximum limits if you don’t want to pay tax. Dairy and meat products can only be brought home from outside the EU with great effort.
- Valuable things that you want to take with you should be declared at customs before your holiday.
- With our printable cheat sheets, you’ll know what to bring home as you travel.
Travel souvenirs such as cigarettes and alcohol, but also animal products such as cheese and leather clothing can cause problems at customs. We show what you should pay attention to when traveling inside and outside the EU.
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